The loud clicking sound you might have heard at the start of the second half in Detroit's 95-85 close-out win in Chicago was the Pistons switching on their defense to maximum power

During the preceding two quarters Thursday, the Pistons' high-octane defense was only operating on three cylinders. They concentrated on neutralizing the Bulls' most explosive scorers — Kirk Hinrich, Luol Deng and Ben Gordon — using several strategies. Foremost among these was having their bigs show long and deep on the Bulls' screen/rolls, and filling the resulting holes with swift baseline rotations.

Instead of needing an extra pass or two to find open shots, the Bulls required at least three. Even so, Detroit's coordinated hustle and incredible anticipation still managed to cover the ground and put at least a modicum of pressure on virtually every layup, pull-up jumper, and long-range trey that the Bull's high-scoring trio attempted.

No complaints about Sheed's bball IQ and on court ability. Just can't stand the constant whining and taking night's off. No doubt he brought swagger to this team and they wouldn't be in this position without him, but I find myself questioning if he is worth all the attention he brings. On the flip side he is very entertaining with his frank comments and energy. He is a head scratcher to say the least. LB was able to rein him in, maybe it was the NC thing.

Sheed makes tremendously funny and original comments from time to time. The guy is entertaining. You just get the impression he is toying with the media and the rest of the world. I love this one, from McCoskey's Notebook:

Rasheed Wallace was as confident as ever Thursday morning, but he not wasn't willing to make any of his patented guarantees.
"Not yet," he said. "I told you, I am only doing it once a playoff season. I can't do it every series. It's not a circus bit."

No complaints about Sheed's bball IQ and on court ability. Just can't stand the constant whining and taking night's off. No doubt he brought swagger to this team and they wouldn't be in this position without him, but I find myself questioning if he is worth all the attention he brings. On the flip side he is very entertaining with his frank comments and energy. He is a head scratcher to say the least. LB was able to rein him in, maybe it was the NC thing.

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The whinning part I can deal with if not for being the main guy on the switch mentality.